We are required to find the number of horses at the circus.
The number of horses in the circus is 40
let
number of horses at the circus = x
number of elephants at the circus = 2/5 of x
= 2/5x
If there were 16 elephants:
number of elephants at the circus = 2/5x
16 = 2/5x
divide both sides by 2/5
16 ÷ 2/5 = x
x = 16 × 5/2
= (16 × 5) / 2
= 80 / 2
x = 40
40
number of horses at the circus = 40
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